Productronica '93

Abstract

‘Quality rather than quantity’ aptly summed up the opinion expressed by exhibitors at the Productronica '93 exhibition in Munich from 9–13 November. The effects of the recession from whose clutches the majority of European countries are finding it difficult to escape had a visible impact on this, the 10th International Trade Fair for Electronics Production. Regular Productronica‐goers could not fail to have appreciated the effects at the exhibition itself, where aisles were wider, seating areas more generous, many companies had more modest stands than usual, some big names were conspicuous by their absence, and queues at the Messegelände entrances and Imbiss stalls were shorter or non‐existent. Furthermore, the whole Munich experience that goes with Productronica was different — less jostling for space on the early‐morning U‐Bahn journey, no queuing for the succulent pork knuckles at the Hax'nbauer and considerably more elbow‐room in the ever convivial Hofbräuhaus. It would be interesting to know if that other great Munich institution, the Oktoberfest, experienced similar effects or if it remains immune to fluctuations in the European economy.

Citation

(1994), "Productronica '93", Circuit World, Vol. 20 No. 2, pp. 45-47. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb046252